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Wanted: Anyone Who Can Score At Colorado Altitude
In the end, the Avalanche would have needed eight more points to make the playoffs. They managed just three points in their final seven games and could have made the playoffs by going a respectable 4-3. It’s definitely a bitter place to be, but the team just stopped competing down the stretch. More importantly, they [...]
Avs Playoff Hopes Come to Painful End
It was a hat trick, empty net goal, which crossed the line after two Avs players desperately tried to stop it. Cam Atkinson’s third goal put the Columbus Blue Jackets up 5-2 with less than a minute remaining the on the Avalanche’s playoff chance. Erik Johnson broke his stick on the bench and the Avalanche’s [...]
Colorado Avalanche in Playoffs if Five Things Happen
The Avalanche play the Columbus Blue Jackets for all of the marbles tonight. Well, Columbus is literally playing for nothing. They are the worst team in the league and will remain so until the calendar is reset in October. The Avalanche need the win to make the playoffs. If only it were just one game [...]
Colorado Avalanche: Keeping Joe Sacco is a Mistake
According to Colorado Avalanche beat writer, Adrian Dater, the Avalanche are planning to renew the contract of Joe Sacco after the end of the 2011 – 2012 NHL season. By the numbers alone it doesn’t seem like this is such a terrible move. Under Sacco, the Avalanche have a record of 114-107-23. The Avalanche are [...]
Retirement a Possibility for Avs Captain Milan Hejduk
With only three games remaining the Colorado Avalanche’s season, it could be the last three games of Captain Milan Hejduk’s career. According to Mike Chambers of the Denver Post, Hejduk is at least considering retiring from the NHL. Hejduk is the only active player in the National Hockey League who has won a Stanley Cup [...]
Colorado Avalanche to Bring Back Coach and General Manager
The Colorado Avalanche announced last night that they will extend the contracts of Coach Joe Sacco and General Manager Greg Sherman, both in their third year. The announcement came before the Avs lost 1-0 to Vancouver, which almost completely eliminated the Avalanche’s chances to make the playoffs. It will be the second year in a [...]
Advisory- Avalanche Season Appears to be Over
In the standings, the Avalanche still have a shot because they are only one point out of the seventh spot in the playoffs, with four games left to make up ground. However, San Jose’s 5-1 win over the Avs has left this team Shark Bitten. Nothing short of a Tebow comeback is going to save [...]
Colorado Avalanche Getting No Respect in Playoff Race
The Avalanche are not being respected in the league. With the game tied at one and just under four minutes to go in the Colorado Avalanche’s game against the Calgary Flames, Ryan O’Reilly got high-sticked in the face, while going for a puck in the crease. The referees were distracted by the “Landeskog Prom?” sign [...]
Avalanche’s Last Second Goal Propels Shootout Win
It feels great to play meaningful games in March. That seems to be the sentiment surrounding the Avalanche organization after they won their second game in a row in extra time, this one a 4-3 shootout win over the Buffalo Sabres. For both teams this was a must win contest as both started the night [...]
Matt Duchene to Return on East Coast Trip
Matt Duchene was supposed to be out for a month with an ankle injury. A week and a half later he is slated to play tomorrow night against the New Jersey Devils. Duchene, who was hurt March 6th, will return to the Avs line up as they continue to make a push for one of [...]
